2 things with a 61 ford falcon wiring

[todd74]

Im converting a 61 falcon from a generator to 1 wire alternator with built in voltage regulator. I know the new hot wire for alternator goes to + battery on starter or the + of battery if im correct, but what do I do with the old wires from voltage regulator? I think I understand most wires can be remover or cut and heat shrink. But there is one from + side of solenoid that runs to old voltage regulator and into Firewall plug and 1 for generator light that runs into Firewall and maybe horn does also, does the other wire that i dnt know feed the power to fuse box that is very small and located on bak of light switch? My other question is where cld i hook a wire on fuse box to run to another fues box to run electric fuel pump, radio,electric fan,hei distributor most wld need to be hot when ignition isin on Position except distributor wld need to be hot during craking and fuel pump. Cld i pull the inside use panel out of a 96 f150 parts truch i have and use it as my extra fuse box. Td2family3@gmail.com Thanks Todd 74

 

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Google gives many, many ways to do it. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=changing+1960's+fords+to+alternator

 

[Diver300]

The alternator must not be wired to the starter motor on that car.

More recent cars, maybe around 1980 onwards but that depends on the car, have starter motors with the solenoid built in. Those starter motors have a permanent feed on the big wire and a lower current control feed on a smaller wire. The permanent feed is a good place to connect to if you want permanent power, which is why many alternators are connected there.

Your car, like most of its age, has a starter motor with one wire. When power is applied to that wire, it turns the engine. That has no power on it most of the time and if you wire the alternator to it, the battery won't charge. The solenoid on your car is separate and it is the B+ side of the solenoid where there is permanent power, so that is where the alternator can be connected.

You can remove the regulator. Ford used the B terminal on that to connect the wire from the battery (that comes via the solenoid terminal) to the feeds to the horns etc and the "firewall plug". You need to leave those wires connected together and insulated from ground.

You could connect the alternator to that point if it is more convenient.

 

[shokjok]

Using parts from the F150 may not work with the older vehicle. The stand-alone solid-state VR was incorporated into the alternator by '96 , and getting an analog VR could be challenging in a salvage yard.
BTW, HEI distributor is a General Motors innovation that can't be interfaced to the 1961 Falcon.

 

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BTW, HEI distributor is a General Motors innovation that can't be interfaced to the 1961 Falcon.

You might want to tell Davis Unified Ignition that. They've been selling distributors for years for all makes of cars using HEI, both the modules and the coils.

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